So far I have bought some clothes, a couple blankets, and a carseat. I plan to buy crib and dresser as well. Then wait until after baby shower to buy anything else I might need. I have a feeling I may need to buy like bassinet/swing/pack and play. (just because most family members don't have a lot of disposable income)

I’m such a mushball that I get so sentimental about everything. My first was born after a mc and two years of infertility so I was super sentimental about stuff for him. I bought special fabric to make him a blanket, a rainbow baby framed picture for the wall etc. This baby is also a rainbow baby. I’ve bought him his own special blankets, his going home outfit and lots of little brother clothes.

This baby is our fourth and last. For each kid, we have personally picked out their going home outfit. Also, we get each of them a set of muslin swaddle blankets from Aden and Anais, as well as a softer, warmer snuggly blanket :).

We are in a strange situation because we live in China and will be moving back to the US when baby girl is about 6 months old. So for now we are honestly just buying the bare minimum because we will have to sell/donate it all when we leave. And when we get home we will be getting a lot of hand-me-downs from my sister whose daughter will be 3 (crib, changing table, etc). Honestly, I don’t think we will really get anything very sentimental and I just realized how sad that makes me.

It was important to me to make the first Real Purchase, so we bought an outfit I totally adore. It’s for 3-6mo but we used it for our announcement that my husband posted (I got to post the nerdy one mwahaha!), and I’m so so happy to have it. :)

Everything else I don’t have a preference on, tbh! I’d like it if my mom and/or sister would pick a Going Home outfit, but if they don’t have anything up their sleeve I’ll grab something I like from what we’ve got and that’ll make it special!!